Tag: peptide
Endothelial Activation and Microcirculatory Disorders in Sepsis and Critical Illness
The endothelium is one of the largest organs in the human body and lines the blood vessels and microcirculation of all the vital organs. As such, it functions as a massive and critical surveillance system to orchestrate recognition... read more
Ground-breaking New AI Technology for Severe Sepsis Rapid Identification
ASEP Medical Holdings Inc. announced the ground-breaking use of artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify infections at increased risk of severe sepsis. The method was developed by the Hancock Lab, under the guidance... read more
Effect of Bradykinin Receptor Antagonism on ACE Inhibitor-associated Angioedema
This study compared the effect of placebo versus the bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist icatibant on symptoms of ACE inhibitor–associated angioedema in a mixed race population of patients. The study does not support the... read more
Combined Platelet and Erythrocyte Salvage: Evaluation of a New Filtration-based Autotransfusion Device
This study demonstrated the performance of the SAME device. Platelets and red blood cells were salvaged without significant impact on cell integrity and function. In the meantime, leukocytes were not activated, and the washing... read more
Mitochondrial Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns Exacerbate Lung Fluid Imbalance Via the Formyl Peptide Receptor-1 Signaling Pathway in Acute Lung Injury
Mitochondrial damage–associated molecular patterns exacerbate lung fluid imbalance in the experimental acute lung injury model through formyl peptide receptor-1 signaling, the inhibition of which may prevent exacerbation... read more
Fibrin-derived Peptide as Salvage Treatment in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS
After SARS-CoV-2 first occurred in China in December of 2019, it set out to become a global pandemic. Critically ill patients constitute about 2–9% of all infected patients and progress from pneumonia and hypoxemia to multi-organ... read more
Low-dose Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for Prevention or Treatment of AKI
Theoretically, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), especially low-dose ANP, is beneficial in acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we examined whether low-dose ANP is effective in preventing or treating AKI by conducting... read more
Circulating Secretoneurin Concentrations After Cardiac Surgery
Circulating postoperative secretoneurin concentrations provide incremental prognostic information to established risk indices in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Preoperative and postoperative secretoneurin concentration... read more
Predicting AKI using urinary liver-type fatty-acid binding protein and serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients treated at medical cardiac ICUs
Urinary L-FABP and serum NT-proBNP levels on admission are independent predictors of acute kidney injury (AKI), and when used in combination, improve early prediction of AKI in patients hospitalized at medical cardiac intensive... read more
Natriuretic Peptides: A Role in Early Septic Acute Kidney Injury?
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critical illness and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. Sepsis is the leading association of acute kidney injury in the intensive... read more
Elevated BNP Levels in CFS Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction
This study confirms an association between reduced cardiac volumes and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Lack of relationship between length of disease suggests that findings are not secondary... read more
